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100 classic cocktails every home bar should know.

A reference sheet · ratios in parts (1p = 30ml standard) · dissolvedsolids.co

Gin (25)

  1. Negroni 1:1:1 gin/Campari/sweet verm, stir
  2. Martini 6p gin, 1p dry verm, stir
  3. Gimlet 2p gin, 1p lime cordial
  4. Gin & Tonic 50ml gin, 150ml tonic
  5. French 75 gin/lemon/sugar + champagne
  6. Aviation gin/lemon/maraschino/violette
  7. Bee's Knees 2p gin/3:4 lemon/honey
  8. Tom Collins gin/lemon/sugar + soda
  9. Bramble gin/lemon/sugar + cassis
  10. Clover Club gin/lemon/raspberry/egg
  11. Corpse Reviver No.2 1:1:1:1 gin/Cointreau/Lillet/lemon + absinthe
  12. Last Word 1:1:1:1 gin/maraschino/Chartreuse/lime
  13. Hanky Panky gin/verm + Fernet
  14. Vesper 3p gin/1p vodka/0.5p Lillet
  15. White Lady gin/Cointreau/lemon
  16. Pegu Club gin/curaçao/lime/bitters
  17. Aviation gin/lemon/maraschino/violette
  18. Martinez gin/maraschino/sweet verm/bitters
  19. Bijou gin/Chartreuse/sweet verm
  20. Negroni Sbagliato Campari/verm/prosecco
  21. White Negroni gin/Suze/Lillet Blanc
  22. Ramos Gin Fizz gin/lemon/lime/cream/egg/orange flower
  23. Pandan Collins ⭐ gin/pandan/lime + soda (MY)
  24. Pegu Club gin/orange curaçao/lime/bitters
  25. Eastside gin/lime/mint/cucumber/sugar

Whisky (25)

  1. Old Fashioned 60ml bourbon, sugar, bitters
  2. Manhattan 2p rye/1p sweet verm/bitters
  3. Whisky Sour 2p bourbon/lemon/sugar/egg
  4. Mint Julep bourbon/mint/sugar/crushed ice
  5. Sazerac rye/sugar/Peychaud's + absinthe rinse
  6. Boulevardier bourbon/Campari/sweet verm
  7. Vieux Carre rye/cognac/sweet verm/Benedictine
  8. Penicillin Scotch/Islay/lemon/honey/ginger
  9. Rob Roy Scotch/sweet verm/bitters
  10. Rusty Nail Scotch/Drambuie
  11. Blood and Sand Scotch/cherry/verm/orange
  12. Whisky Highball 30ml whisky/120ml soda
  13. New York Sour bourbon/lemon/sugar + red wine
  14. Gold Rush 2p bourbon/3:4 lemon/honey
  15. Brown Derby bourbon/grapefruit/honey
  16. Paper Plane 1:1:1:1 bourbon/Aperol/Amaro/lemon
  17. Whiskey Smash bourbon/lemon/sugar/mint
  18. Toronto rye/Fernet/sugar/bitters
  19. Black Manhattan rye/Averna/bitters
  20. Hot Toddy bourbon/lemon/honey/hot water
  21. Gula Melaka OF ⭐ bourbon/palm sugar/bitters (MY)
  22. Kopi Sour ⭐ whisky/kopi-O/gula melaka/lemon/egg (MY)
  23. Junos Sour ⭐ Jap whisky/yuzu/honey/egg (house)
  24. Algonquin rye/dry verm/pineapple
  25. Irish Coffee Irish whisky/coffee/sugar/cream

Rum + tequila + mezcal (25)

  1. Daiquiri 2p white rum/lime/sugar
  2. Mojito white rum/lime/sugar/mint/soda
  3. Pina Colada rum/pineapple/coconut cream
  4. Hemingway Daiquiri rum/lime/grapefruit/maraschino
  5. Mai Tai rum/lime/orgeat/curaçao
  6. Jungle Bird dark rum/Campari/pineapple/lime
  7. Dark and Stormy dark rum/lime/ginger beer
  8. Mary Pickford rum/pineapple/maraschino/grenadine
  9. Cuba Libre rum/lime/cola
  10. Caipirinha cachaça/lime/sugar
  11. El Presidente rum/dry verm/Cointreau/grenadine
  12. Painkiller rum/pineapple/orange/coconut
  13. Margarita 2p tequila/lime/Cointreau
  14. Tommy's Margarita tequila/lime/agave
  15. Paloma tequila/grapefruit/lime + soda
  16. Tequila Sunrise tequila/OJ/grenadine
  17. Brave Bull tequila/Kahlua
  18. El Diablo tequila/lime/cassis/ginger beer
  19. Oaxaca Old Fashioned mezcal/tequila/agave/bitters
  20. Mezcal Negroni mezcal/Campari/sweet verm
  21. Smoky Margarita mezcal/lime/agave/salt rim
  22. Asam Boi Marg ⭐ tequila/asam boi/lime (MY)
  23. Calamansi Highball ⭐ vodka or gin/calamansi/soda (MY)
  24. Mexican Mule tequila/lime/ginger beer
  25. The Last Word (mezcal) mezcal swap for the classic

Vodka, brandy, NA, other (25)

  1. Espresso Martini vodka/Kahlua/espresso/sugar
  2. Cosmopolitan vodka/Cointreau/cranberry/lime
  3. Moscow Mule vodka/lime/ginger beer
  4. Bloody Mary vodka/tomato/lemon/spices
  5. White Russian vodka/Kahlua/cream
  6. Black Russian vodka/Kahlua
  7. Vodka Martini vodka/dry verm
  8. Lemon Drop vodka/lemon/sugar + sugar rim
  9. Bramble (vodka) vodka/lemon/sugar/cassis
  10. Sidecar cognac/Cointreau/lemon
  11. Brandy Alexander cognac/Kahlua/cream
  12. Champagne Cocktail sugar/bitters + champagne
  13. Bellini peach puree + prosecco
  14. Mimosa OJ + champagne
  15. Kir Royal cassis + champagne
  16. Pisco Sour pisco/lime/sugar/egg/bitters
  17. Aperol Spritz 3:2:1 prosecco/Aperol/soda
  18. Hugo Spritz elderflower/prosecco/mint/soda
  19. Americano Campari/sweet verm/soda
  20. Garibaldi Campari/fresh OJ
  21. NA Negroni Seedlip/NA Campari/NA verm
  22. NA Bandung ⭐ rose syrup/evaporated milk (MY)
  23. Coffee Mocktail espresso/syrup/citrus (NA)
  24. Roselle Spritz ⭐ hibiscus/lime/gin/cava (MY)
  25. Sirap Selasih ⭐ rose/basil seed (NA, MY)
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